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Hey Team,

Mini-Update: The model works beautifully!! I had Daniel's brother onthe bicycle and cycling with the corn sheller- chain doesn't fall offeither! The hub works well and we may keep that in the design. I willtake some video and pictures tomorrow and send them at Mobility Care(they have a faster connection than the hotel).

Benard is helping get a few tools tomorrow in town to help makeproduct building much faster, then coming by the workshop again. Iplan to ask him if we can pass by the hardware stores again forordering 46 or so corn shellers. I'll continue cutting, grinding edgesand marking holes tomorrow. I almost down cutting all the metal. Theangle iron mounts is what is taking the longest. Phew. Well themachine does most of it, haha, but it's a slow machine.

Next week: bending (using a homemade die), welding and orderingmissing bicycle parts in bulk. (And more depending on what's left)

Non-building update: Daniel's brother is a secondary school Physicsteacher and has experience teaching Swahili. He offered to tutor me inSwahili (free! I asked first.) after the workshop closes, a few daysthe week, for two hours. I may take him up on that offer if my afterwork schedule is not too busy.

Other than that, I plan to ask around about microfinance organizationsto pass along the contact information.

Don't forget to look out for my email when you wake up tomorrow! Stay tuned!